Whip.



ivo. 732,917.

UNITED Six/vries Patented July '-7', QS.

PATENT OFFICE.

WHIP.

SPECIFICA'IION'forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,917, dated July'7, 1903. `Application led February 26, 1903. Serial No. 145,196. (Nomodel.)

nation and construction of parts the preferred form whereof will behereinafter clearly set forth, and pointed out' in theclaims.

The object `of my invention is to provide a whip built up of strips ofsuitable material which will possess great flexibility and per'-manency, such result being accomplished by the use of a minimum amountof material.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter clearly set forth,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, made apart of thisapplication, and in which- Figure l shows a transverse section, on anenlarged scale, of my whip-body, taken on a line near the butt-,endthereof. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view of the body portion of mywhip, showing the outer casing or cover removed. Fig. 3 isa perspectivedetail view of the reinforcing member formed of rawhide, Whalebone, orthe like. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the central casingemployed to hold the core illustrated in Fig. 3 in its operativeposition. Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate parts of the body-section of the whipseparated.

Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the whip-body,

showing substantially the same construction as presented in Fig. 1.

central core of rawhide, whalebone, orotherA preferred material, asindicated by the numeral l in`Fig. 3. This central core is dis* posed ina trough-like casing 2, which is open upon one side, said open sidebeing adapted to be inelosed by the coversection 3, the edges of whichare designed to be received by ways In orderto conveniently refer to thevarior grooves 4, formed in the inner edges of the trough-section 2. Thetrough-section 2 may be formed of any preferred material and in someinstances may, if desired, be formed of metal, so aste give therequisite weight to the butt-end of the whip, wherein said trough member2 is located. After the cover-section 3 is introduced in position thethree sides of the trough-like body are covered with the` preferablyhalf-round members 5, the convex side thereof being disposed outward, sothat the flat sides of the members will fit snugly against the sides ofthe trough member 2, as will be readily understood. After the lidsection 3 and the members 5 are thus disposed in position it will beobserved that the corners and also the edgesof the trough member areleft exposed, and I therefore provide the preferably quarter-roundsections 6, having the inner angle or edge cut away, as indicated by thenumeral 7 in Fig. 6 and other views, whereby said longitudinal recess 7will fit against or receive the corners of the trough-like member andthus shape the assembled parts so that the Vsame will be substantiallyround in cross-section, .as indicated in Figs. l, 2, and 7. Vhen thevarious parts are thus assembled in their respective operativepositions, they may be temporarily secured, as by the cord or thread 8,extending spirally around the same, andit is obvious that when all ofsaid parts areproperly s e cured, as in some instances by gluing theparts together, the body-section of the whip thus formed may be placedin afsuitable finishing-machine and roundedoff ready to receive theouter covering, as iscommon. Inasmueh as the member 3 and other partsare thus disposed in operative relationship and permanent union witheach other, each of the parts will possess a relativemovement to theother parts, thereby insuring great pliability to the whip and at thesame time providing the whip-body of great permanency of construction.

In Fig. 7 the recess, as indicated by the lnumeral 9, is slightlydifferent from the rei cess shown in Fig. l and'indicated by the numeral4f, inasmuch as the shoulder of the recess 9 is at an oblique angle tothe plane of the sides of the trough member 2, whereby there will be noobstruction presented to the IOS) l place.

inward movement of the closure member 3. It will also be observed inFig. 1 that the closure member 3 comes in contact at its central partwith the peripheral edge of the coresection l before the edges of theclosure contact with the shoulders of the recess 4, thus enabling theparts to be bound tightly together, insuring that the side walls andbottom section, as well as the closure member 3, will all tightly engageand clamp the core in My object, therefore, is to present no obstructionto the inward movement of the closure 3, whereby the core may besecurely engaged when the closure is forced inward.

While I have described the preferred combination and construction ofparts deemed necessary in materializing my invention, I

`wish to comprehend such substantial equivalents and substitutes of theconstruction herein presented as may be considered as fairly fallingwithin the scope and purview of my invention.

Believing that the advantages and manner of building` up my improvedwhip from segregated elements have thus been made clearly apparent,further description is deemed unnecessary.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure 'by Letters Patent, is

l. In a Whip, a central core of suitable material; a trough-like casing;a lid for said casing, the edges of the casing being shaped to receivethe edges of the lid whereby said parts will coperate with each other totightly grip the core located in said casing, and a plurality of sideand corner strips fitting around the lid and casingand designed to forma whip-stock round in cross-section and suitable means to bind all ofsaid parts in union with each other all substantially as specified andfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a whip, the combination of a central core member l; a trough-likecasin g 2 having grooves in its free edges and a lid fitting saidgrooves whereby when the lid is forced inward the side walls of thecasing and lid will be drawn in lcontact with the core and lock the samesecurely in place, and suitable means to build around the casing andproduce a body-section for the whip circular in crosssectionsubstantially as set forth.

3. In a whip the combination of a central core of suitable material; atrough-like casing; a lid fitting the open side of said casing, saidcasing being provided with suitable grooves to receive the edge of saidlid and a plurality of side and corner strips designed to produceawhip-body round in cross-section and suitable means to clamp the partstightly together whereby the lid, sides and bottom of the casing will bebrought tightly in engagement with the core and securely hold the samein place substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature iii-presence of two witnesses.

LUTHER H. BEALS.

Witnesses:

CHAs. B. MILLER, JOHN N. CULvER.

